Oddbean

This is a wrong assumption. Nostr is not tied to v4v, it only enables it easily because it is strongly connected with Bitcoin, that is handy on this regard and offer a community aligned with this sort of values. You can bootstrap any other business model, in a permission-less and autonomous way, the protocol is the powerful leverage. We're early.

People here don't support content creators. They support their favorite big names. The common user is still worshipping heroes and all ga ga over them. I have other friends who have experienced the same thing. Unless you are spouting rehashed Bitcoin narrative, your voice is lost and ignored.

I understand your concern, currently Nostr is a bit of an echo-chamber, and I think this is absolutely normal for a newborn technology and its related group. But you have to look at the potential. The real point is that it is not a platform, but first and foremost a protocol, so you can build whatever you want. The more applications that are created, the more people will flock, and these people will join other nostr-powered services creating a more wide and heterogeneous public, where you could find *your* public. All this require works, from all parties, even the creators. If you think you can find a better and healthy ecosystem than Twitter or Instagram, for free, you are right to be delusional.

Yadda yadda yadda. You love listening to your own hubris. I have been here for a year. It's going downhill. I was all about being exclusive to nostr. Now, I am moving it to a self hosted blog, and diversifying where I share my content. Create more underfunded clients? Sounds like a plan for success!

Hubris? You are talking like someone that just pretend and complain, what value did you put to make things better? Judge and criticize a group of appassionate builders, only because *you* are not obtaining what you want shorterm, is sad. Maybe @isolabell.art 🎨 can share some direct experience about the matter, I'm done here. PS: For a content creators, like any other professional, a website is the first obvious think to setup to have a sovereign space. So glad your are thinking about that, now.

Personally, I can't complain about Nostr. One year on Twitter and Instagram, one painting taken. Ten months on Nostr, eight paintings taken by nostriches. Yes lately the v4v has dropped significantly and I don't have any constant supporters, but hey, I'm an emerging artist with only 30 years experience, what's that. A blink of an eye in eternity.

I've been on Nostr for 8 month and i'm sure this is the best place for content creators. I've recived an amazing support from all arround the world! And i've sold my art with just #zaps We are early☀️

For as to what I did? My content was innovative an nostr centric. I did a campaign where I did outreach to other social media networks to pull in new nostriches. I included zaps as a way to make my content more of a game. Yes hubris. You also appeal to authority because your argument is weak. Carlo and I know each other well enough to support each other in our artistic endeavors. I am a moderator in his community.

Are u in nostr for short term...a short time gain ? Are u here to make money ? coz people here dont have one, i mean peoples, real people. if u want to make money u have to sell ur soul to those vc. Make project for the rest of ur life without taking a break. c'mon there are a lot of opportunity to make art. But it take time. A really long time. May God guide u to the right path.